SB 98 Wisconsin Senate · 2023-2024 Regular Session

Relating to: verifying citizenship of individuals on the official voter registration list and contents of operator's licenses and identification cards. (FE)

This bill requires the Wisconsin Elections Commission to verify the U.S. citizenship status of individuals on the voter registration list by accessing data from the Department of Transportation. Under the new rules, the commission must check this information immediately whenever someone registers to vote or updates their registration details. Additionally, the bill mandates that driver's licenses and identification cards issued to non-citizens must display a clear statement such as "Not valid for voting purposes" to indicate they cannot be used for voter identification. These changes directly affect the state's election administration processes and the design of identification documents issued to residents.
Bill status failed 4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
Nov 2023
Senate Passage
May 2024
Assembly Passage
Nov 2023
Vetoed
Dec 2023
Introduced Mar 1, 2023 Vetoed Dec 7, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Nov 7, 2023

How they voted

2110
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 33
Nov 7, 2023
D Democratic10
10 Nay
100% Nay
R Republican23
21 Yea 2
91% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
5
Committee
4
May 14, 2024
Upper · Passed
Passed notwithstanding the objections of the Governor, Ayes 22, Noes 9
upper
Dec 7, 2023
Vetoed
Report vetoed by the Governor on 12-6-2023
upper
Nov 9, 2023
Lower · Passed
Read a third time and concurred in
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Lower · Passed
Placed on calendar 11-9-2023 by Committee on Rules
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Committee
Read first time and referred to committee on Rules
lower
Nov 7, 2023
Upper · Passed
Read a third time and passed, Ayes 21, Noes 10
upper
Nov 2, 2023
Upper · Passed
Report passage recommended by Committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection, Ayes 3, Noes 2
upper
Jul 10, 2023
Committee
Withdrawn from committee on Government Operations and rereferred to committee on Shared Revenue, Elections and Consumer Protection pursuant to Senate Rule 46(2)(c)
upper
Mar 1, 2023
Introduced
Introduced by Senators Stroebel, Bradley, Cabral-Guevara, Cowles, Nass and Tomczyk; cosponsored by Representatives Knodl, Allen, Armstrong, Behnke, Binsfeld, Brandtjen, Brooks, Dittrich, Duchow, Edming, Green, Gundrum, Kitchens, Magnafici, Michalski, Moses, Murphy, Mursau, Neylon, O'Connor, Rettinger, Rozar, Schraa, Tittl and Tusler
upper
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors